Whatever happened to the old Barack Obama? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Once upon a time, a fresh new politician, Barack Obama — black, young, eloquent, and hip — soared with rhetoric about hope and change. The people were mesmerized. What a contrast with the tongue-tied outgoing president, George W. Bush, and his […]

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media And On It Goes I support the President on Afghanistan and am relieved he did not pull out of Iraq as once promised (all combat brigades out by March 1, 2008 — he said during his initial campaigning). Share This

by Linda Halderman, M.D. Private Papers Three House committees just choked down the bitter pill of a compromise version of a healthcare reform bill, HR 3200.  But for vulnerable patients — and taxpayers — the cure may be worse than the disease. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Seventy years ago this week, on Sept. 1, 1939, the Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner ‘Oooh. Van Jones, alright!’ Ah, the Dividends of a Yale Law degree: Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner The Tingle is Gone? Many of Obama’s problems are in the future. Share This

Are we about to repeat this tired cycle? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online By 1930 Verdun had been transmogrified almost into a dirty word in French schools. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Means and Ends in the Age of Obama One of the stranger things about this eerie first eight months of the Obama administration is how brazenly its supporters have been about the noble ends justifying the disreputable means. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan headed to Martha’s Vineyard this week, where President Obama is vacationing. Once again she is protesting our two wars abroad. Share This